GeneL wrote:
Thanks my friends for the kind thoughts.
Unfortunately, today I was dealt what may be the final straw in the tragedy that has become the story of my life.
While I have been away from the condo where I have lived for over twenty years with my sweetheart Mavis, her daughter attacked her with a threat that if she let me come back to live she would prevent Mavis from seeing her daughters (Mavis' granddaughters) and their children (Mavis' great grandchildren). She also threatened that she would keep the rest of the family from assisting Mavis if she needed help.
Mavis is 87, frail in some ways, but sharp as a tack. The problem is that she doesn't have the "emotional" strength to stand up to her daughter. On top of everything else, her daughter recently took Mavis to the hospital to have a to have a pain in her arm diagnosed.
While there, behind Mavis' back the daughter told the doctor that she'd had a panic attack which led to them performing a scan of her brain. Although the scan produced no negative results it does seem as if the daughter is trying to have Mavis declared incompetent and wants to take over her finances.
Based on these attacks, Mavis has locked me out of the condo which she owns outright.
In spite of our still declaring our love for each other, Mavis breaks down in tears when I ask her to stand up to her daughter and let me come home. As much as I want her to do that, I can't handle the tears that come when I suggest that. I don't want to add to her hurt, no matter that I am bleeding inside.
Both Mavis and I are so miserable over this and end up in tears because there doesn't seem to be a solution that Mavis will risk. As I said, she is emotionally fragile, as am I at this point.
I was given an ultimatum today by the management here at the nursing facility. I have to move out by the 12th because that's as far as my insurance will cover.
I went to look at a place that they had found for me that costs $900 a month, which is really too much for me, since I only get $1135 social security. I went to see it and it was really terrible. A tiny room with a beat up twin bed, no closet, just a metal rack "to hang my clothes on." It has two windows facing the street with nothing over them. All in all, the place left me even further depressed, if that was even possible.
My monthly "nut" is roughly $300 not including food. Obviously, I can't afford $900 rent.
I will keep looking for a place that is possibly subsidized, but the waiting lists are years long in most local areas.
Two possible, if not probable, solutions have banged around in my head. One is that over the years I had collected a fair sized quantity of collectables. They could be worth quite a bit, but I don't know how to sell them since I do have a vehicle to take them somewhere. I'm not in physical shape to lug them around, nor do I have a suitable vehicle at this time. This is one area that I could use some assistance from people who consider me a good enough friend to be willing to pitch in somehow to assist me in turning my collectables into cash.
The other thought I had comes from having donated to a forum member's "go fund me" campaign. I wonder if it would be possible to raise money that way to help close the gap on my limited income and what I would need to live in a decent place and to have enough to get a vehicle that would be suitable to load up and go to suitable flea markets. Except for my present diminished physical condition this would be a desirable solution, since I made a living for 18 years at the Orange County Marketplace and I really enjoyed doing that.
Do any of my forum friends have a way to assist me in keeping my head above water?
I fear that I am drowning and I don't see any way to survive in my present state.
As always, thanks for the love and kindness you all have always shown.
GeneL

Grumpyguy wrote:
As soon as Gofundme page for him is posted, I'll gladly give and help spread the word.